http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20459457/?GT1=10252
Thousands of documents released by the Justice Department show a White House plot, hatched shortly after the 2004 elections, to replace U.S. attorneys. At one point, senior White House officials, including political adviser Karl Rove, suggested replacing all 93 prosecutors. In December 2006, eight were ordered to resign.
WASHINGTON - Embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, under fire from congressional Democrats and even some Republicans, announced Monday that he has resigned from his post.



